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Topic:
Light and Spectra
Grade Level: 9-12
Body:
Earth's Moon
Mission:
Chandrayaan-1 (Earth's Moon),
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (Earth's Moon)
Science Education Standards:
Science as Inquiry -- Content Standard A
Physical Science -- Content Standard B
Earth and Space Science -- Content Standard D
Science and Technology -- Content Standard E
Short Description: Through the hands-on inquiry based activities, students experiment with light and color, collect and analyze authentic data from rock samples using a reflectance spectrometer, map the rock types of the Moon, and develop theories of the Moon's history.
Source: Moon Mineralogy Mapper